Project Gutenberg 2022-10-28 Public domain in the USA. 163 Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer) 1890 1965 Smith, Edward Elmer Smith, Doc Smith, Edward E. Smith, E.E. The vortex blaster makes war $aUnited States :$bFictioneers, Inc.,$c1942. Vortex Blaster Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Vortex Blaster Makes War" by E. E. Smith, Ph.D. is a science fiction novelette published in the early 1940s. The story follows Doctor Neal Cloud, a brilliant physicist known as the "Vortex Blaster," who has the unique ability to extinguish destructive atomic vortices that threaten civilization. The narrative explores themes of loss, revenge, and resilience as Cloud grapples with the memory of his family after a tragedy transforms his outlook on life. In this action-packed tale, Cloud is thrust into conflict when he responds to a distress call in space, leading him to the war-torn planets of Dhil and Uhal, whose inhabitants are at odds despite their similarities. The story gains momentum as Cloud battles against various enemies, including the ambitious Uhalian warlord Darjeeb, who seeks to exploit Cloud’s technology for domination. As Cloud navigates through treacherous encounters and political intrigue, he teams up with the resilient Minister of War, Luda, to extinguish a catastrophic vortex that threatens both worlds. Together, they confront deep-seated animosities while aiming to foster peace and cooperation among the divided civilizations, ultimately showcasing the power of unity against destruction. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220604072329smith 1942 US Reading ease score: 73.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure 84039 2025-06-27T10:20:09.756182 text/html 61150 2024-10-19T01:39:07 text/html 432414 2025-06-27T10:20:13.581247 application/epub+zip 431852 2025-06-27T10:20:11.158150 application/epub+zip 236657 2025-06-27T10:20:10.282153 application/epub+zip 1227999 2025-06-27T10:20:15.040719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1220009 2025-06-27T10:20:13.042636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 76526 2025-06-27T10:20:09.598149 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56639 2024-10-19T01:39:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15774 2025-06-27T10:20:15.165645 application/rdf+xml 29457 2025-06-27T10:20:10.677146 image/jpeg 4958 2025-06-27T10:20:10.478260 image/jpeg 2174420 2025-06-27T10:20:09.789173 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia